Curtain-fixture support.



N0. 806,141. .PAYTENTED DEC. 5, 1905.

J; D. HBNSON. GU-RTAIN FIXTURE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATIONVIILED MAR.28,1905.

' STATESj 7 JOHN D. HENSON, or .LAKEVIEW, OHIO.

' CURTAIN-FIXTUREsuPPoRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PATENT OFFICE. I

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

, Application filed March 23, 1905. Serial No. 251,682.

To an whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN D. HENsoN, acitizen of the United States,residing at Lakeview, in the county of Logan and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Ourtain-Fixtu're Support, of which thefollowin is a specification.

This'invention relates to ,means for suppoirting window-shade rollersand curtaine po es.

The principal object is to provide a simple article of manufacture whichcan be formed from a single piece of metal, is readily applicable to a.window-frame, and when placed thereon is strong and rigidly braced toproperly support the shade-roller and curtainpole, and is not liable tobecome misshapen or deranged from the weight thereon and strains appliedthereto.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying draw-- ings, w'herein ing bracket 4, the portion connectedto the ,ture-Supports applied thereto.

Figure lis a perspective view of a portion of a window-frame, showingthe improved fix- Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one of saidsupports.

Similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in both figuresof the drawings.

The embodiment illustrated in the accom-- panying drawings is formedfrom a single piece of round wire; but it will be evident that thestructure can be made of metal strips:

or cast or stamped. The device, however, as an article of manufactureconsists of an upper threaded terminal shank 3, formed at its outer endinto an open shade-roller-support:

outer end of the shank being downwardly looped into a hook 5, forming aseat 6 for the reception of a gudgeon of the roller. The other end ofthe wire is offset and formed into an eye 7 adapted to receive afastening-screw 8, and the portion connected-to this eye is bent into acurtain-pole-supporting bracket 9, formed by doubling the wire uponitself,-

as-shown at 10, and curving said doubled portion to form apole-receiving se'atll.

An integral connection between the brackets4= and 9 is in the form of arearwardly-extending loop, one arm 12 of said. loop ,constituting theupper arm of the pole-holding bracket, the other arm 13 of said loopconstituting the lower arm of the wire-holding bracket. This loop isthus located between "the brackets, and its rear end 14 is disposedbetween the fastening-terminals 3 and 7, constituting'an abutmentadaptedto engage the window-frame, as illustrated in'Fig. 1.

In applying the device the shanks 3 are first screwed into. thewindow-frame by turningthe fixtures until the loops 14 abut against saidframe. Thereupon the fastening-screws 8 are passed through the eyes 7consequently securing the fixtures in place. vlt will be evident thatthese devices can be cheaply manu factured, that they constitute rigidsupports for both curtain-poles and shade-rollers, and that being bracedbetween the terminal fastening devices they are not liable to becomederanged from the weight of the articles supported therefrom. v i 7 Fromthe foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and manyadvantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape,

" proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention. I r

,Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a singlepiece curtaln-fixture having anoutstanding roller-supporting bracket and an outstanding pole-supportingbracket, said brackets being located one above the other and spaced fromeach other, an integral rearwardly-extending threaded fastening-terminalshank carried bythe outer end of'one of the brackets, the

outer end of the other bracket having an eye to receive a fastener, anda rearwardly-extending, integral connectlon between the brackets locatedbetween the threaded shank and the eye and spaced therefrom, saidconnectionseparating the brackets and further more constituting anabutment that engages a window-frame.

- 2. As an article of manufacture, a curtainfixture support formed froma single wire and comprising an upper threaded fasteningterminal, saidwire adjacent to the threaded terminal being bent into aroller-supporting bracket,'an eye formed at the lower end of the wireforthe reception of a fastening device, the wire adjacent to said eye beingbent into a pole holding bracket, and an integral q rearWardly-loopedconnecting portion be- :i tween the roller-supporting bracket and thepole-bracket, the rear portion of said loop In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in thepresence of two Witnesses.

JOHN D. HENSON.

Witnesses:

FRED. S. INMANs, A. B. LORTON.

